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Letters .Patent No. 75,458, dated Vllawlz '1.0, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN ARMLET PORTE-MONNAIES.

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ro ALL 'WHoM 1r MAY- eoNeERN:

Be it known that I, AARON W. PRATT, of Pultneyville, in the county ofWayne, and State of New York, i

have invented a new and useful Improvement in Money-Safe; and I dohereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use thesame, reference being' had to the accompanying drawings forming part ofthis specication, in which- Figure 1 show/s the safe as worn on theperson, and Figure 2 shows the same detached.

' Figure 3 is a longitudinal section.

^ Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

In theaceompauying drawings, A is alight safe made of sheet metal,having a cover hinged to the body by a hinge, e, and secured by a.lock,f. This box or safe is made with a crowning form, to follow theshape of the arm, and has two metallic retaining-bands B B, by which itis secured to 'the arm. One end of each band is secured to the safe in afixed manner, while the other end is detachable, for convenience ofsecuring the safe to the arm, or removing it therefrom. The detachableends of the bands are secured by passing them through narrow slots e e,iig. 2, in the side of the safe, and fastening them inside when the safeis open, by means of spring-catches or bolts I, tig. 3. Thesesecuring-bolts are formedby bending pieces of wire into suitable shape,and soldering their fixed ends t' to the inside of the safe, near thelock f, and having their securing-ends work in steadying-loops c c; thebodies I of the wires giving sufficient elasticity tc operate thesecuring-ends or bolts. The bands B have each a series of holes,.asshown in fig. 2, so, they'can be fastened at various lengths, to adaptthemselves to various sizes of arms. The fixed ends of theretaining-bands can be hinged to the body of the safe, for convenienceof applying them to the arm or removing them therefrom. Theretaining-bands can he made in the form of a at chain for greaterflexibility; they can have also a light covering of cloth or other softmaterialwhen'to be used next to the arm, but if secured on the outsideof some ofthe under clothing, such covering for the bands is notnecessary. With a package of valuables thus attached to the arm, it isalways more immediately under the eye, and is taken care of with lesstrouble than usual, and is more accessible for the wearer.

-By this means of securing the bands B, their fastenings are placedunder lock and key, andthe safe cannot be taken from the arm until ithas been unlocked.

Havingathus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the retaining-bolts I, lock f, slotted box A, c c,and `retaining-bands B B, as herein shown, and for the purposedescribed.

AARON W. PRATT! Witnesses:

W. S. THRooP, CHAs. H. STEvENs.

